Veteran dev: I last wrote code by hand in January 2026 and I'm never going back
facontidavide · x · 2026-09-08
- A developer who started coding in the late 80s and professionally around 2000, with multiple OSS projects, says his last time writing code by hand was January 2026 — and he won't go back.
- He judges frontier models better than him at almost everything; his remaining edge in "taste" is a matter of time.
- Not bitter, a bit melancholic: a prized skill is now fully commoditized, but he looks forward with excitement.
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